
[[_identity-brokering-apis]]
== Identity Brokering APIs

{project_name} can delegate authentication to a parent IDP for login.  A typical example of this is the case
where you want users to be able to log in through a social provider such as Facebook or Google. You can
also link existing accounts to a brokered IDP.  This section describes some APIs that your applications
can use as it pertains to identity brokering.

